She was born in Massa, she is 43 years old, she is not married, she has no children, she lives and works in Rome. And on the Sunday afternoon after that Sunday In by Mara Venier, on Rai1 he hosts the program Da noi… A free wheel (show dedicated to positive stories) while on Monday night on Rai3 he is at the helm of Fame d’amore, a docu-series about psychics Disorders, especially adolescents (anorexia, self-harm, depression …).
Note: As of March 7, 2019 Francesca Fialdini he is a Knight of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Excuse me, what did you do to deserve this recognition?
“When Giovanni Grasso, President Mattarella’s spokesman, called me that day to tell me the good news, that was also the first thing I asked for.”
The answer?
«”He proved himself a knight long before this recognition “, and immediately after that the photo of the medal arrived on my phone».
Okay, but what’s the official motivation?
«For the availability and sensitivity with which I do my work. I have often worked with the Quirinale in the past, so they must have noticed me there ».
Who reported it?
“Nobody. It comes from them. I take it as an encouragement: I hope to be able to do a lot to deserve this honor and, above all, not to deny it. In life I still have to do everything».
Did he frame the parchment?
“No, it’s still in the envelope, my father wants to frame it and stick it on the wall. I withdrew it months later due to lockdown. I put the medal in a drawer. Who knows if I’ll ever wear it.”
What did you dream of as a young girl in Massa?
“What I’m doing now.”
And what did his people say?
“My parents separated when I was three. My mother wanted me to be a biologist like her second partner, my brother Niccolò’s father. So, without his knowledge, I took the exam for the university in Rome. We haven’t spoken to each other in six months.
Did you and your father pay for your studies?
“Of course. They supported my sense of responsibility. The good thing is that those of 68 always want to regulate the lives of others … It was not easy, but today they are happy ».
Was your mother the secretary of the DS in Massa?
“Yes. She has always been a fighter, from a young age. Then she joined the community as a typist and worked for years as a trade unionist ».
And now?
“She’s a disappointment to the Democratic Party, she’s adopted Article 1.”
Is it a priest eater?
“Before, yes, now he has discovered the faith and appreciates Pope Francis.”
And when did you find it?
“At twenty thanks to a friend who invited me to a three-day retreat with the friars in Assisi for New Year’s Eve.”
Did he tie her up?
“Let’s say I had other plans, but he was persistent enough to convince me. Discovering Francesco’s life also gave a different meaning to my dreams as a girl. I decided to pay more attention to the weak. From that time I also remember the anorexic girl photographed naked by Oliviero Toscani shortly before death. It was a shock for me.”
Paola Barale: «You cheated me a lot. I’m not looking for love anymore, I just want to have fun.”
Have you ever had problems like this?
“No. As a teenager I gained some weight, I had a wonderful fourth breast, then I lost weight. I have my father’s physique ».
What she called a Latin lover.
“Exactly. He, who was a traffic cop when I was born, has always liked women. A lot. Even too much. When they broke up, Mom was 29 and he was 33”.
And what happened after that?
“Good. Mom wanted a daughter who knew from a young age how to take on her responsibilities. So if my classmates in class wore a bow tie and had long hair, I would dress like a boy, with short hair and pants. When I then went to high school and developed… boom! I had a different body and I didn’t know who I was anymore. I started hiding in my dad’s huge sweaters. It took me a while to come to terms with myself to make peace.”
It will not take long.
“No. Even today I don’t see myself as particularly beautiful or seductive, I never wanted to play that game. It makes me laugh that sometimes people say I’ve taken part in Miss Italy… I’ve never been in thought about it in my life ».
But like the misses who say they accompanied their friend to the selections, she said she didn’t want to watch TV, but they proposed to her and then…
«Ahahaha … He’s right. But it’s true: I was a “smandruppata” of the social centers who went to Vatican Radio with torn jeans and a T-shirt. Andrea Sarubbi, who would have replaced Lorena Bianchetti at the head of Rai1’s historical religious column that year. According to his picture, he almost made me audition ».
I knew she was in analysis: what was the problem?
“Femininity. At 35-36, I wanted to have a normal love life without sacrificing my professional life ».
Did one rule out the other?
“Yes sir. More than once I was told by my then partner that I would have to stop working if I wanted a child for ten years. Absurd. The therapy helped me to better understand who I am and what I want» .
have you given up motherhood
“It’s not a wish I’ve always had, but I would love it now. I want to try”.
If it doesn’t matter, would you adopt?
“Maybe but…”.
Should he marry first?
“The law should change first. I believe very much in marriage and you have to want two things ».
How many times have you been asked to get married?
“I’ve never been proposed, although today I have a partner I’m very much in love with.”
Biggest disappointment?
“The wickedness I discovered at the first service I did for In His Image. When I returned home from Gioia Tauro they told me I had sex with the director. “He took too many close-ups for you.” I had just met him. Insanity “.
Okay, but has this ever happened to you at work?
‘I don’t mean to be vulgar, let’s say certain things are better done outside the palace. In short, you can work well, have fun, and even become friends at best, but no more. That would only cause trouble.”
However, while filming La vita live, Rai was rumored to be in a relationship with then general manager Mario Orfeo, now director of Tg3.
“They told many things, driven as always by the usual barbaric vision: if a man of great responsibility trusts a woman, she will surely have passed his bedside. There was and still is an extraordinary professional and human relationship with Orfeo. He is a champion and I owe him a lot ».
There would also be Samuele Bersani, so let’s not think about it anymore: confirm?
“I don’t know how many are engaged. With him there is only a beautiful friendship relationship. By never speaking about myself, I understand that the rumors multiply ».
A study conducted by the Ohio State University in Mansfield, America, states that on average men think about sex 18 times a day, women 10: How are you?
“For many it will be like that, for me it’s too high.”
Between you and Mara Venier, who is in front of you on Sunday, what is the air?
“Normal. When they offered me Sunday afternoons, I didn’t want to do it: too difficult. Then I accepted out of courtesy and immediately someone said I’m aiming for Domenica In. Nonsense. I’m fine with what I have. I would have to have a stratospheric ego and I don’t have it to think about doing such an important show ».
Now in Rai, after voting, many things will change: will it be organized?
“No. But I can tell whoever comes, I’ll do what I’ve always done: no persuasion. And I won’t flood my bosses’ phones with messages. And if I’m wrong, the responsibility is mine .”
One Night Stand, the one night adventure, did it ever happen?
“Of course. Twenty years old, the stuff of the trip. After 30, I became very attentive ».
Have you ever been harassed?
“No. The problem is the sexualized attitude towards everything. This Freudian story that everything is born from sex and that it is always and always the engine of the world is not mine.
Have you often felt this look at you?
“Look at the social networks: the fetishists looking at my feet, legs, skirts… Poor fellows, is your world really still here?”.
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